Comments on: Book review: Boice’s professors as writers

By: Z

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:19:47 +0000

Also: I’m not a fan of this generative writing idea – when I’ve tried to do it I just go around in circles. I do write a lot of notes to self, etc., that one could call generative I suppose, but I don’t want to force those toward coherence/shape as I write them – I want to have them and then arrange them. When actually writing, I want to force things into some kind of shape right off, so I can go forward. Also: if stuck / intimidated, I’d rather write as if writing a letter or something, i.e. talk about the issues in a more informal way but still a way designed to communicate, than just spin off “generative” stuff.

By: Z

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:14:55 +0000

I still say this is the most astute assessment of Boice there is.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:52:52 +0000

Great post. Finally someone who wrote about a worth while article to write. i shall be recommending it to my own professor.

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By: Professor Zero

Professor Zero — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:06:13 +0000

You’re right. I’m glad someone wrote this post.

By: jose

jose — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:56:37 +0000

Fixed, thanks Graham.
Being unimpressed is not an excuse to mispell a lastname.

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:06:18 +0000

Doesn’t (shouldn’t) a good academic check their sources? Especially the spelling of the author they’re writing about! It’s Boice not Boyce – the picture of the book is there to guide you. I lost confidence in your article since you couldn’t even get the author’s name right.